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How to Steal a Dog
How to Steal a Dog
Author: Barbara O'Connor
Living in the family car in their small North Carolina town after their father leaves them virtually penniless, Georgina, desperate to improve their situation and unwilling to accept her overworked mother's calls for patience, persuades her younger brother to help her in an elaborate scheme to get money by stealing a dog and then claiming th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780545104425
ISBN-10: 0545104424
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 170
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  • Currently 4.6/5 Stars.
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4.6 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 2
This book was a bit slow in places. Her journal entries in each chapter didn't hold the interest of the reader. I believe the author was trying to teach a moral leason but fell way short by writting about a child who believes it is ok to solve your problems through crime depending on your situation in life.
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Helpful Score: 1
With unmistakable sympathy, Barbara OConnor tells the story of a young girl struggling to see whats right when everything else seems wrong.
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This was a great story about choices - right and wrong. It taught others to not always think of themselves and that no one's life is as good as it may seem on the outside.


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